From Village School to Global Brand: Changing the World through Education - Hardcover

Tooley, James

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ISBN 10: 1846685451 ISBN 13: 9781846685453

Publisher: IPS - Profile Books, 2012

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Can education be run as a profitable business and still be driven by a humanitarian vision? SABIS� shows the answer is yes. With eighty schools in fifteen countries and over sixty thousand students, SABIS� is a global education company committed to improving lives. SABIS� has successfully managed schools for 125 years—including the first charter school to reopen after Katrina—and this fascinating history explains the new paradigm it is spearheading and will appeal to anyone interested in education.

James Tooley is a professor of education policy at Newcastle University. His previous books include The Beautiful Tree and Educational Equality.

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James Tooley is a professor of education policy at Newcastle university, where he directs the E. G. West Centre. He is currently chairman of education companies in Ghana and China creating embryonic chains of low cost private schools. He is the author of numerous books on education including The Beautiful Tree: A personal journey into how the world’s poorest people are educating themselves, and Educational Equality which he co-authored.

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Praise for The Beautiful Tree: 'It is an argument that anyone in the field of education - especially those involved in policy decisions - should consider seriously, and soon. * Publishers Weekly * In this engaging and inspirational book, Professor Tooley presents the story of one of the most enduring and committed players in the education field. * Harry Patrinos, Lead Education Economist, The World Bank *

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